Adjective: particular pu(r)'ti-kyu-lu(r)
- Unique or specific to a person or thing or category
"the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art";
- peculiar, special
- Separate and distinct from others of the same group or category
"interested in one particular artist"; "a man who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him"
- Surpassing what is common, usual or expected
"a matter of particular and unusual importance";
- especial, exceptional, special
- Providing specific details or circumstances
"a particular description of the room"
- Exacting especially about details
"very particular about how her food was prepared";
- finical, finicky, fussy, picky, finicking
- First and most important
"she gets particular satisfaction from her volunteer work";
- special
- A fact about some part (as opposed to general)
"he always reasons from the particular to the general";
- specific
- A small part that can be considered separately from the whole
"it was perfect in all particulars";
- detail, item
- (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class
"'Some cats are black' is an example of a particular proposition";
- particular proposition
Derived forms: particulars
See also: careful, fastidious, primary, specific, uncommon
Type of: component, component part, constituent, fact, part, portion, proposition
Encyclopedia: Particular